People Who Are Living With Allergy

LW

posted 02/14/2007, comment (1)

Travelling

If I am travelling to a place where I expect my pollen allergies to start, how many days before should I start taking my Claritin and other allergy medicines?

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Heather Reese

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posted 02/09/2007, comment (1)

Food Allergies: A Case of Mistaken Identity

Nutrition expert Heather Reese breaks down the basics of common food allergies. A food allergy occurs when the body mistakes a food item for a harmful substance, and the immune system creates antibodies to protect itself. Once this mistaken identity occurs, every time a person eats that food the body will release histamine and other... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/08/2007, comments (2)

headaches from cleaning products

For the past 10 years I find that I react (headaches) to more and more cleaning chemicals. I use a housecleaning service twice a month to clean my house, and after they leave I always get a headache from whatever cleaning compounds they are using. Has anyone else dealth with this, and if so, are there certain likely culprets?